Cigar-pocket.



Patnted Sept. 19, I899.

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(Application filed Jan. 6, 1899.)

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No. 633,394. Patented Sept. l9, I899. H. E. SHEDD.

CIGAR POCKET.

(Application filed Jan. 6. 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH E. SHEDD, OF RED \VING, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, T.O LUOIUS J. ELLIOTT, RICHARD T. ROBINSON, ORVILLE L. PAR-IVIENTER, AND ALBERT-O. MIOKELSON, OF RAOINE, WISCONSIN.

CIGAR-POCKET.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,394, datedSeptember 19, 1899.

Application filed January 6, 1899. Serial No. 701,372. (No model.)

To an whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HUGH E. SHEDD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Red Wing, in the county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Pockets; andI do hereby declare the following to beat full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to certain improvemerits in pockets or cells forcigars or other small articles; and the objects and nature of theinvention will be obvious from the following description.

The invention consists-in certain novel features in constructioriflncombinations of parts, and in arrangement and details, as moreparticularly set forth and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an example outof several constructions within the scope of my invention, Figure 1 isan elevation of a series of connected detachable individual cigarpockets, cells, or pouches. Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is atop plan View of a series of the said pockets, showing a cigar in one ofthe intermediate pockets. Fig. 4 is an edge view of series ofpocketsshown in Fig. 3, with an intermediate pocket expanded by a cigar. Fig. 5is an enlarged end View of one of the pockets,showing the peculiarformation of the side folds. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of oneof the pockets detached with its contained cigar. Fig. 7 is a detailedge view showingthe tube forming the pocket separated from thebacking-sheet and illustrating a means for seating the lower end of theindependently-formed tube or pocket. Fig. 8 is a plan view or pattern ofa backingsheet for seven pouches or cells, showing the cuts whereby thecells are connected at the top and bottom only.

This invention embodies certain improvements on the Par-mentor papercigar cells or pockets wherein series of individually or independentlyformed cells are detachably connected by a backing-sheet.

In the Parmenterpocket commonly found on the market the pockets areconnected along one edge so that the opposite side of each pocket isflexible and free to expand independently on the insertion of a cigar.

Among other features of novelty my in vention embodies a series ofcigar-pockets, each formed of an independent blank or sheet, wherein thecells or pockets are connected at the upper and lower ends only and freeto expand at both front and back between said points of connection onthe insertion of cigars.

In the drawings, a is the single backing sheet or cover, which in lengthis equal to the length of the series of pockets to be formed therefromand in width is approximately twice the length of each pocket, or, moreaccu rately speaking, slightly less, usually, than twice the length ofeach pocket. This backing-sheet is preferably although not necessarilycomposed of a stiff paper or thin board paper. The backing-sheet is outcompletely through on the parallel lines a from one side edge to theother, leaving only the narrow uncut bridge or connecting portions aalong the center or folding-line of the sheet a and a at or a slightdistance inwardly from both side edges of the sheet. These cuts can beformed by any approved methods, but are usually formed while the sheetis in the press and the advertising matter is being. printed on the facebetween the cuts. These cuts are on lines between the pockets and arespaced according to the width of each pocket, so as to divide theclosely-arranged pockets in the completed series.

Each pocket, cell, pouch, or tube 1) isformed from a single blank orsheet, preferably although not necessarily composed of a thinand-flexible orsoft paper. This sheet is folded to form the front andthe two collapsible or extensible and normally-compressed sides, and theends of the paper are brought together and overlapped to form the back.Said ends are pasted or otherwise cemented together and are pasted onthe blank space of the back ing between two parallel cuts therein,preferably so that the longitudinal side edges of the 1 tube lie slightdistances inwardly from the cuts, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig.1, indicating a tube placed thereon in the process of manufacture. hetube-blank islonger than the backing sheet of the completed pocket, sothat the tube of flexible paper projeets at the mouth or open end of thepocket beyond the upper edges of the stiff backingsheet to form theprojectingcushioning mouth or edge I). This projecting soft mouth oredge extends beyond the backing-sheet, and hence cushions and protectsand keeps the cigar-wrapper from contact therewith as it is inserted inthe pocket, as otherwise the cigarwrapper would be in danger of injuryfrom the sharp and possibly stiff edges of the backing-sheet at both thefront and rear faces of the pocket.

If it is desired to form the lower end of each pocket tightly closed orpossibly air-tight, the

flexible paper tube is formed of a length to project slightly beyond thecentral folding or doubling line of the backing-sheet and on its underside pasted thereto.

In this connection it should be noted that in making a series of theseconnected pockets I usually paste a series of tubes on the backing-sheetwhile opened flat, as shown in. Fig. 8, with the tubes pasted at theirrear faces to the sheet on one side of the doublingline thereof. I thenapply paste to the upper faces of the tubes and fold the sheet over onits central folding-line and press the same down onto the upper faces ofthe tubes. \Vhere the inner ends of the tubes pass beyond thefolding-line of said sheet, as previously described, the tubes arefolded back on themselves at said folding-line and pasted down, andhence most tightly sealed with a reinforced and strong closed lower end.If an opening into each tube is desired at the lower otherwise closedend, the tube can be formed to end a slight distance from thefolding-line of the sheet and not extend over and beyond said line,(seeFig. 2,) and a small opening will be left in the end of each pocketbetween the doubled end of the backing'sheet and the lower side edges ofthe tubes. Then one half the backing-sheet has been folded back andpasted down on the series of tubes on the other half of the same, thecomplete series of pockets is formed, with the single stiffbacking-sheet forming the front and rear faces of the pockets andextending up at the front and rear approximately the full length of eachpocket. When the backing-sheet is thus folded over to complete theseries, it will be observed that the pockets are connected at the lowerends by the narrow uncut portions or and at or near and on both sides oftheir upper ends by the narrow uncut portions a a of the front and backfaces of the backin g-sheet. The backing-sheet thus preferably forms theonly connection between the pockets,and the pockets are only connectedat their upper and lower ends, leaving each pocket free to expand at allsides and faces throughout its length between said top and bottom pointsof connection. This is a feature of 1naterial advantage in that eachpocket can be filled to its utmost capacity and can expand independentlyto accommodate the intermediate fullness of the cigar without drawingand contracting the remaining pockets and wedging cigars therein orpreventing other or adjacent pockets in the series expanding to theirfull capacity. 3y this means the advantages of employing a heavy backingon both faces of the pocket is retained, while the disadvantagesincident to compartment-bags are entirely obviated. Furthermore, byemploying the narrow top connections at both faces of the series ofpockets the insertion of a cigar in one pocket partially opens the upperends of adjacent pockets, as shown in the drawings, so that the cigarscan be readily inserted therein, and it does not become necessary tofirst open'the same with the fingers. In this connection itmight benoted that if either the front or back faces of the pockets areconnected together at the ends only, without the backing-sheet extendingup both faces and the opposite faces connected differently orthroughout, the construction would still be within the scope of myinvention. It will also be noted that the backing-sheet is uncut aroundthe lower ends of the pockets, so as to afford sufficient strength atthat point in detachably locking the series together, and also thatusually the top connections are located a slight distance below theupper edges of the backing, so that the pockets can be readily andeasily separated along the proper lines.

The sides of each tube of thin paper forming the pocket are formedcollapsible or extensible in any suitable manner, so that the pocketsare normally compressed and are yet capable of expansion on filling.

One specific feature of my invention comprises forming each such sidewith the single longitudinal inward angular fold 2, extending the lengthof the tube. In order to increase the capacity of the pocket and theexpansibility of each side and yet prevent the location of the sharpangles of the folds 2 along the longitudinal center of each pocket andin order to leave a clear or unobstructed longitudinal central space inthe pocket, the straight or flat portion of each side fold is formedwith a small supplemental tuck, lap, or N fold 3, about as shown. Eachside fold usually has two such tucks extending longitudinally thereofthe full length of the pocket and arranged in theflat portions of thefold on opposite sides of the inner angular bend. The tucks are usuallyformed near the outer edges of the sides. The tuck is formed by whatmight be termed a small return-fold in the walls of the long angularfold. Thus when the pocket is compressed it does not have themultiplicity of thicknesses of paper at its sides which is incident topockets formed with the plurality of short equal inand-out folds.

It is evident that other means can be emsewing might be employed. 7

It is evident that various changes might be made in the forms,constructions, and arrangements of the parts described without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limitmyself to the specific devices illustrated, nor is my invention limitedto the employment in one pocket of all the various features of myinvention.

Having thus fully'described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is'

1. A series of paper cigar pockets or pouches formed of a series ofindependently-formed paper tubes, and a single backing-sheet, the tubessecured side by side on the sheet and the sheet then doubled over andsecured down on the tubes, so that the sheet faces both the front andrear of the tubes and closes their lower ends, both plies of the sheetcut completely through on lines between the pockets by the long parallelslits, substantially as described.

2. A backing-sheet having the parallel straight cuts completelytherethrough and from one edge to the other of the sheet except for thenarrow uncut portions at the folding-line and at the end edges, incombination with the individually-formed paper tubes secured between theopposite plies of the backing and between the cuts, substantially asdescribed.

3. Aseries of cigar pocket-s or pouches,each formed of an independentpaper tube, the pockets detachably connected at their upper and lowerends only, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A series of paper pockets or pouches each formed independently andhaving collapsible sides, said pockets detachably connected at ployed tosecure the pockets together and that their lower ends and detachablyconnected at the front and back faces of their upper ends, the frontfaces of the pockets disconnected between said upper and lower ends,whereby the sides and front faces of the pockets expand independentlybetween said points of connection, substantially as described.

5. A series of paper pouches or pockets having closed lower ends andopen upper ends,

said tubes being disconnected between their upper and lower ends anddetachably connected at the front and rear faces of their upper ends,substantially as described.

6. An elongated pouch or pocket comprising a backing-sheet passing up atthe front and rear of the pocket and a paper tube pasted to and betweenthe plies of the backing-sheet and closed thereby at its lower end andat its upper open end projecting'a distance above the upper edges ofsaid backing.- sheet and thereby cushioning the wrapper of the cigarfrom injurious contact with said backing-sheet, substantially asdescribed.

7. A pouch or pocket formed of a tube having collapsible sides and anopen upper end, the lower end of said tube compressed and doubled uponitself and the backing-sheet secured to said tube and folded around andsecure'd to said lower doubled end of the tube, substantially asdescribed.

8. The pocket formed of a paper tube having the inward angular sidefolds extending longitudinally thereof, the sides of each fold havinglongitudinal short supplemental tucks 33, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGH E, SHEDD. Witnesses:

F. M. WILSON, A. J. SOHUNK.

